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'You've got to want it': Can Mikey Johnston go from Celtic scapegoat to starter?
SATURDAY’S goalless draw at Easter Road was notable for a few reasons from a Celtic perspective. For one, they dropped points, a rarity so far this season, with the only other black mark against their name in the 10 games they have now played also
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Rangers match winner Danilo praises mental coach for comeback from horror face injury
RANGERS match winner Danilo has thanked the sports psychologist he consulted after suffering his horror face injury against St Johnstone last month for helping him get back to his very best after netting a dramatic injury-time goal in the cinch Premiership
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Rangers 2 Hearts 1: Danilo and Tavernier magic secure unlikely comeback win
Rangers came from behind to snatch an unexpected victory against Hearts at Ibrox this afternoon and reduce Celtic’s lead at the top of the cinch Premiership table to five points. With the top flight leaders being held to a 0-0 draw by Hibernian
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Steven Naismith rages over VAR call as Hearts boss brands shirt pull 'irrelevant'
Steven Naismith has blasted referee John Beaton and VAR Alan Muir for awarding Rangers a penalty late on in Hearts' 2-1 defeat at Ibrox. Beaton waved play on after Peter Haring pulled Connor Goldson's shirt in the box as a corner came in but the
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Where St Johnstone stand as next manager hunt begins at McDiarmid Park
The memories of St Johnstone lifting cup doubles and competing in the Europa League qualifiers against Turkish giants Galatasaray are long in the past. Saints are now veering towards relegation with the club crumbling at a time when they should
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Josh Kerr named Scottish Athletics "Athlete of the Year"
World champion Josh Kerr has been named scottishathletics' 4J "Athlete of the Year" at the governing body's annual awards dinner. Kerr won the world 1500m title with a stunning run in Budapest in August in a season that also saw him finish in third
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'Big moment' for Scottish airport as airline launches first route to famous city
A Scottish airport has welcomed the launch of an American airline's first route between the US and Scotland. The response came as business correspondent Kristy Dorsey reported that low-cost carrier JetBlue is setting up in Edinburgh next year.
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BBC interview with Greens' Lorna Slater takes turn into Two Ronnies territory
Broadcaster to government minister: “Do you use a default delete function on WhatsApp?” Admittedly, it doesn’t have quite the same poetry as other political questions we have known. Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party
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Barry Robson admits responsibility for Aberdeen defeat at Kilmarnock
Aberdeen manager Barry Robson took responsibility after his side put in a laboured performance in a 2-0 defeat to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. The Dons failed to create anything of note as goals from Kyle Vassell and Marley Watkins either side of
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Book review: A social climber's guide to seances
HAZARDOUS SPIRITS Anbara Salam (Baskerville, £16.99) Though perhaps not on a par with its Victorian heyday, spiritualism enjoyed a revival in the 1920s, as the loved ones of those killed by the war and subsequent flu pandemic sought comfort
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St Johnstone sack Steven MacLean with Perth club still without a victory this season
St Johnstone have sacked manager Steven MacLean following a dismal run of form. The Perth club are still without a win in the Scottish Premiership this season and are rooted to the bottom of the table. Club legend MacLean took over at Saints
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Greens could make Sarwar next FM as Slater says independence not coalition 'red line'
Lorna Slater has suggested the Scottish Greens could prop up a unionist government at Holyrood – opening the door to potentially crowning Anas Sarwar as the next first minister. The co-leader of the Scottish Greens said that independence is not
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Dan Evans pulls out of Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia due to calf injury
Dan Evans has withdrawn from next month’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia in Malaga owing to the right calf injury he suffered in the Vienna Open earlier this week. Evans was named alongside Cameron Norrie, Andy Murray, Jack Draper and Neal
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South Africa stars on the ‘never-say-die attitude’ behind World Cup success
South Africa’s victory over New Zealand in the World Cup final was forged in their national psyche, according to some of the stars of their successful title defence. Hosts France, England and the All Blacks each fell by a single point to a Springboks
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'Disgraceful': Reports suggest Sturgeon and Yousaf deleted WhatsApp Covid messages
Lorna Slater has insisted she does not use WhatsApp for government business amid reports that central figures in Scotland’s Covid response, including Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf, have deleted messages that can no longer be handed over to a key
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Steamy nights in Greenock turned the entire world on to capitalism
JAMES Watt changed the world, and he did it after a “eureka moment” while walking across Glasgow Green. Before going any further, let us nitpick and quibble, which sounds like a firm of lawyers but is the necessary process of pointing out that
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How I taught the SNP a lesson by flying the flag for Scottish history
MY dear friend and esteemed colleague Alison Rowat wrote a typically sharp and robust column last week which addressed how Scottish history is taught in our schools. Ms Rowat had expressed her admiration for the BBC documentary series Union with the
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Our pick of the best new TV shows: Thrillers, comedies, documentaries and drama
HIBERNATION mode officially kicks into gear this weekend with the clocks going back this morning, seeing us begin the weary trudge towards winter. But it doesn’t need to feel dull, dreary or soul-sapping. Not when there is plenty of decent telly
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Gardens: Explore a heritage haven rich in flora and fauna
Threave Garden and Estate Castle Douglas DG7 1RX Going Bats in Galloway For a spooky Halloween atmosphere there’s no better place to be than Threave in the south west, which is the only garden in Scotland to boast its own bat reserve. Eight
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Technology: Proscenic OptClean P12 Cordless Vacuum
What is it? A portable yet powerful cordless vacuum cleaner. Good points? Harnessing the power of a 400-watt brushless motor the device produces 33kPa of suction. This ensures that even stubborn dirt and debris are quickly removed.
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Sandro Tonali and the uneasy relationship between football and the gambling industry
The announcement, when it came, was framed in the coldest of language. "The Federal Prosecutor's Office has reached an agreement (pursuant to Article 126 of the Codice di Giustizia Sportiva) with the player Sandro Tonali, following which he will
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Yousaf says in-laws still alive in Gaza after days without contact
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he has spoken to his in-laws trapped in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict. He had said on Saturday that he and his wife, Nadia-El Nakla, had not been able to contact her parents since the previous day
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'I still think about him every day': Dani Garavelli on the loss of a close friend
I WISH you’d known my friend Rich. You’d have liked him. He’d have made you laugh. He made everyone laugh. There was much more to him than comic timing, of course. He was clever, generous, knowledgeable and empathetic. But what people tended to remark
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Celtic deepen feeder club relationship as Brendan Rodgers meeting revealed
Celtic feeder club Admira Wacker have revealed a club delegation held talks with Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers last week on a visit to Glasgow. The Scottish champions have established a link-up with the Modling side, who have been Austrian champions
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Scotland’s most mysterious and convincing hauntings – according to Danny Robins
There are certain regions of the UK, says Danny Robins, presenter of the wildly popular podcast, Uncanny, that have more ghost stories and more ghost belief than others. “Scotland,” he notes, “is definitely one of those. Ususally that goes hand
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Friends stars pay tribute to Matthew Perry after his death aged 54
Friends co-stars Maggie Wheeler and Morgan Fairchild have remembered Matthew Perry for the joy he “brought to so many” following his “shock” death age 54. The actor, who became a superstar playing funnyman Chandler Bing during 10 seasons of the
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How illegal sewage spills pollute Scotland's protected waters and beauty spots
Scottish Water illegally discharged sewage hundreds of times during dry weather, soiling beauty spots such as West Sands beach at St Andrews where the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire was filmed, an analysis by The Ferret suggests. Our investigation
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Philippe Clement provides update on key Rangers coaching duo's future at Ibrox
PHILIPPE Clement has given a strong indication that he will keep Alex Rae on his Ibrox backroom team permanently by praising the former Rangers midfielder’s contribution during his time in charge to date. Rae, the lifelong Rangers supporter who
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Cheating in sport is typically a bad thing, but occasionally it's very funny
More often than not, cheating in sport is pretty distasteful, if not downright disgusting. There’s not much humour to be found in the cases of Lance Armstrong, East German and Russian state-sponsored doping, footballers’ play-acting or the Spanish
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Halloween, Samhuinn, witches, moon swims - why paganism is on the rise
The night of October 31. Most call it Halloween, a carnival of flickering pumpkins, sugar and rambunctious guising. But, for some, it’s all about Samhuinn, the Celtic festival marking the New year and start of winter. It’s a night on which “the veil
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Fergus Ewing: 'The people of the north of Scotland want more tarmac, not more talk'
The rise in the number of fatalities on Highland Roads from 14 to 32 is further clear evidence of the need to dual the A9 from Perth to Inverness. This is an issue of life and death. READ MORE: Highland road deaths reach highest level in 15
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Letters: We should not be allowing the pursuit of profits to endanger animal welfare
YOU have identified a potentially lethal breach of trust towards millions of defenceless animals (“No paws in takeovers: Almost half of Scottish vets practices are no longer independent”, October 22). The profession of veterinary surgeons is based
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I'm in Larkhall, at a glittering new restaurant. A sentence I've never written before
Larkhall then, on a Tuesday night, table booked at a glittering new restaurant – a sentence incidentally I don’t think I have ever written before. Having given up trying to get through on their phone earlier I had switched to the online system, uttering
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Yousaf urged to rule out using new Scottish bonds to fund dualling of the A9
Fergus Ewing has warned the Scottish Government against using new Scottish bonds to fund the dualling of the A9. Writing in the Herald on Sunday, the former Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy said he feared that if the “kilt” bonds failed then
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Ministers accused of acting unlawfully over protection of Scots precious environment
Ministers have been accused of acting unlawfully over a failure to properly protect Scotland's precious landscape, environment and wildlife through effective court enforcement. Scots environmental justice charity Environmental Rights Centre for
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US Middle East policy is moving in a dangerous and all too familiar direction
As Israel’s Gaza ground offensive expands, the US has voted against a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian truce. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the extent to which Washington has paved the way for the crisis the region is now in. It was
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Hundreds of Scots homeless seeking official help turned away in 'law breach' scandal
SCOTLAND'S biggest city has been plunged into a housing emergency as it emerged hundreds classed as homeless have been turned away for emergency accommodation by the council in the first nine months of this year in an apparent breach of the law.
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'It's political': Arts supremo Spalding condemns Glasgow's cultural institutions
Julian Spalding was the most influential figure in Scottish culture for a decade. Now he’s publishing his memoirs and has scores to settle. He tells all to our Writer at Large JULIAN Spalding is in impish form. At ease in his Paris home, his mind
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SNP minister 'pragmatic' about using Brexit to diverge from EU rules
The SNP economy secretary has said he would be willing to make use of Brexit and get rid of EU-based rules if businesses demanded it. Despite the Scottish Government’s aim of staying aligned with EU rules to make rejoining the bloc easier after
